Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
Delicious vegan options such as: poutine, fresh juice, wraps, pizza and donuts.
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Apiecalypse Now!
735 Bloor St WDelicious vegan options such as: poutine, fresh juice, wraps, pizza and donuts.
Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu
691 Bloor St WAmazing Korean food. Lots for little.
African Palace
977 Bloor St WAmazing African food for a great price.
Saving Gigi
859 Bloor St WAwesome brunch and great wifi.
Amazing food at this eclectic cafe. LOVE it here. Really great coffee and wifi.
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Hub Coffee
983 Dovercourt RdAmazing food at this eclectic cafe. LOVE it here. Really great coffee and wifi.
Smoke's Poutinerie
203 Dundas St EGreat Poutine.
Saving Grace
907 Dundas St WGreat Brunch place.
Great brunch in an old style diner where many movies scenes have been shot.
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The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestGreat brunch in an old style diner where many movies scenes have been shot.
Field Trip Cafe
3 Westmoreland AveCafe with great coffee.
The Common
1069 Bloor St WGreat coffee.
Great cafe with wifi. Food is delicious. Everything is shipped in via bicycle. All organic and fair trade.
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CSI Cafe
720 Bathurst StGreat cafe with wifi. Food is delicious. Everything is shipped in via bicycle. All organic and fair trade.
Excellent slightly expensive food and mixed drinks made by an expert mixologist. Great experience. There is also a hidden speak easy in this building. Ask about it.
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Sidecar
577 College StExcellent slightly expensive food and mixed drinks made by an expert mixologist. Great experience. There is also a hidden speak easy in this building. Ask about it.
Debated to be the best sushi restaurant in the city.
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Sushi on Bloor
525 Bloor St WDebated to be the best sushi restaurant in the city.
Big Fat Burrito
238 Augusta AveAwesome and huge Burritos.
Tacos El Asador
689 Bloor St WGreat Tacos
Greek & Co Fresh Eatery
366 Bloor Street WestAwesome Greek food.
Foxley
207 Ossington AveAsian & Pan-Latin tastes.
Straight-up Vietnamese spot with sizable soups & vermicelli dishes, plus a patio.
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Pho Rùa Vàng Golden Turtle Restaurant
125 Ossington AveStraight-up Vietnamese spot with sizable soups & vermicelli dishes, plus a patio.
Super packed brewpub. Huge patio for summer patio fun.
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Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveSuper packed brewpub. Huge patio for summer patio fun.
A space that has sat in the area when other restaurants have trended and then petered out.
Alex Rei Dos Leitoes
217 Ossington AveA space that has sat in the area when other restaurants have trended and then petered out.
90's meld with Korean influences, boomboxes adorn the walls alongside Korean versions of Rambo and Terminator movie posters. Food: the best of East meets West.
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ODDSEOUL
90 Ossington Ave90's meld with Korean influences, boomboxes adorn the walls alongside Korean versions of Rambo and Terminator movie posters. Food: the best of East meets West.
Union
72 Ossington AveRun by a Toronto Native this restaurant is awesome.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great live music, theme nights, movie nights etc. A great all around local watering hole.
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Clinton's Tavern
693 Bloor St WGreat live music, theme nights, movie nights etc. A great all around local watering hole.
Local live music. One of the best locations for new live and local bands in the city.
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Horseshoe Tavern
370 Queen St WLocal live music. One of the best locations for new live and local bands in the city.
Rivoli
334 Queen St WGreat place for pool but also live music.
Another local live music location but also local deejay'd events.
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Castle Board Game Café
454 Spadina Ave.Another local live music location but also local deejay'd events.
The Central
603 Markham StLive music - local.
Sweaty Betty's
13 Ossington Avefun local bar.
The Ossington
61 Ossington AveGreat bar on the strip.
Known for their amazing Sunday brunch with live jazz. So awesome. Show up early because there is always a huge line up.
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The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestKnown for their amazing Sunday brunch with live jazz. So awesome. Show up early because there is always a huge line up.
Crooked Star
202 Ossington Avegreat local bar.
Chef Matt Dean Pettit serves lobster rolls & unique lobster dishes at this maritime-themed spot.
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Rock Lobster Food Co.
110 Ossington AveChef Matt Dean Pettit serves lobster rolls & unique lobster dishes at this maritime-themed spot.
Arts & Culture
Comedy Bar
945 Bloor St WComedy profesh and amateur nights and events.
I-Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkHistorical Museum.
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WArt Gallery of Ontario.
A guaranteed laugh. This is a comedy club.
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The Second City Toronto
110 Mercer StA guaranteed laugh. This is a comedy club.
Snakes & Lattes Annex
600 Bloor St WBoard games, coffee and beer...oh my.
This park is particularly great in the summer. Free movie nights, wood burning pizza night and many outdoor festivals. Santa clause parade starts here as well.
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Christie Pits Park
750 Bloor St WThis park is particularly great in the summer. Free movie nights, wood burning pizza night and many outdoor festivals. Santa clause parade starts here as well.
The Ballet
227 Ossington AvenueLive burlesque and other shows.
Lower Ossington Theatre
100 Ossington AvePerforming Arts Theater
Essentials
Recently renovated grocery store with gourmet options. This is the BIG grocery store in the area.
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Loblaws
585 Queen St WRecently renovated grocery store with gourmet options. This is the BIG grocery store in the area.
PAT Central
675 Bloor St WAsian grocery store. Amazing kimchi here.
This is our local 24 hour grocery store. You can come here anytime.
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Sobeys Dupont
840 Dupont StThis is our local 24 hour grocery store. You can come here anytime.
Contra Café
1028 Shaw StOur local cafe with great wifi.
The food is not awesome here but the wifi is good and the coffee and cookies are great. This place is great if you want a place to sit and do some work or connect with fam through you laptop etc.
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Northwood
815 Bloor St WThe food is not awesome here but the wifi is good and the coffee and cookies are great. This place is great if you want a place to sit and do some work or connect with fam through you laptop etc.
Starbucks
1545 Bayview Avelocal starbucks.
Everything Else
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin StThis is a great mall for deals.
Shopping, Shopping and Shopping. There is a movie theatre here as well.
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CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StShopping, Shopping and Shopping. There is a movie theatre here as well.
The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar
194 Queen St WBest place in the city for Jazz music.
Documentaries but also movies that are not generally current releases.
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Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
506 Bloor St WDocumentaries but also movies that are not generally current releases.
Huge library with eclectic number of events. Wifi and incubator space.
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Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge StHuge library with eclectic number of events. Wifi and incubator space.
IYunivesithi yaseToronto
27 King's College CirU of T.
York University
4700 Keele StYork U.
Seneca@York Campus
70 The Pond RdSeneca@York
Humber College
2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park DrHumber College.
George Brown College St. James Campus
200 King St EGeorge Brown College.
local incubator space and shared work environment. Lots of fun events as well. Very interesting space.
Tejon Digital
720 Bathurst Stlocal incubator space and shared work environment. Lots of fun events as well. Very interesting space.
Christie station
5 Christie StHere is where the closest TTC station lives.
2nd closest public transit station which is linked to the subway system.
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Ossington Station
746 Ossington Avenue2nd closest public transit station which is linked to the subway system.
This station is easy to get to by getting a bus on Dupont close to Christie st.
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Dupont station
263 Dupont StThis station is easy to get to by getting a bus on Dupont close to Christie st.
this pool is a life saver in the summer on super hot days.
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Alex Duff Memorial Pool
779 Crawford Streetthis pool is a life saver in the summer on super hot days.
Inexpensive fruit and vegi market. Some fruit needs to be eaten right away but prices are really good.
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Bloor Fruit Market
662 Manning AveInexpensive fruit and vegi market. Some fruit needs to be eaten right away but prices are really good.
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.Wine, Beer and Spirits.
Wine Rack
746 King St Wlocal wine store.
Beer Store
500 Dupont Stclosest Beer store.
Colio Estate Wines
840 Dupont StWine Store.
OCAD University
100 McCaul Stlocal arts school.
Ryerson University
350 Victoria StUniversity close to the Eaton Centre.
St. Michael's Hospital
36 Queen St EHospital is located on Queen.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview AveSpecialty hospital.
Great local park with a police horse stable - great for kids.
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Sunnybrook Park
1132 Leslie StGreat local park with a police horse stable - great for kids.
The Hospital for Sick Children
170 University AveSpecializes in children's health.
Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University AveHospital
lots of interesting events plus incubator spaces that are great for startups.
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MaRS Discovery District
101 College Stlots of interesting events plus incubator spaces that are great for startups.
Sightseeing
Toronto's local castle. It's rumoured that Queen Elizabeth the second stayed here. It is the site of a few movies.
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Casa Loma
1 Austin TerraceToronto's local castle. It's rumoured that Queen Elizabeth the second stayed here. It is the site of a few movies.
Great Farmers Market every Saturday morning.
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Artscape Wychwood Barns
601 Christie StGreat Farmers Market every Saturday morning.
Great for walking, biking or jogging. A little piece of park land in the city.
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High Park
1873 Bloor St WGreat for walking, biking or jogging. A little piece of park land in the city.
Great park in the middle of the city. Beautiful in the spring when the cherry blossoms are blooming.
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Trinity - Bellwoods
Great park in the middle of the city. Beautiful in the spring when the cherry blossoms are blooming.
Awesome cultural area of the city. Live music, local markets, butcher, fresh cheese market, vintage clothing, etc.
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Kensington Market
Awesome cultural area of the city. Live music, local markets, butcher, fresh cheese market, vintage clothing, etc.
Lots of food markets, inexpensive awesome Chinese, Korean and other restaurants.
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Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.Lots of food markets, inexpensive awesome Chinese, Korean and other restaurants.
Great area that used to be a bunch of old factories that have now been turned into art spaces and restaurants. Cobble stone lanes and red brick fill the area. The Christmas market is delightful.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StGreat area that used to be a bunch of old factories that have now been turned into art spaces and restaurants. Cobble stone lanes and red brick fill the area. The Christmas market is delightful.
A little upper hipster community with upscale restaurants and many add agencies.
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Liberty Village
A little upper hipster community with upscale restaurants and many add agencies.